Emergency hospital attendance for dog bites to children was three times higher than expected during the first COVID-19 lockdown, a study has found.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2021
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A lot of pets and pet owners have been spending more time together because of COVID-19. But while the extra time together can be fun for both pets and their owners, a Kansas State University veterinarian says that it also ...
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2020
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Thousands of dogs, regardless of their behaviour, have been unnecessarily killed as a result of misguided UK legislation introduced in 1991. Although this sad state of affairs has been known of by campaigners for many years, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool have turned to the popular video-sharing site YouTube to study the complex issue of dog bites.
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2018
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Dog bites suffered by young children are often inflicted by the family dog. Such incidents frequently occur despite the presence of an adult. Even benign behaviours on the part of children, such as hugging the dog, can trigger ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 07, 2016
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool are using the health records of dogs to monitor the status of a potentially fatal tick-borne disease that appears to have been imported into the UK.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2016
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that educating pet owners about canine body language may not be the answer to preventing dog bites as originally thought.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2015
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Dog bites are reaching "epidemic proportions," a well-known TV dog trainer said Thursday, as video of a cat fearlessly chasing off a dog that bit a small boy in California went viral.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2014
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Dog owners everywhere feel a pang of anxiety as the Fourth of July approaches. Will their pooch simply hide under the bed when fireworks go off or run for the hills? If you're the owner of a dog with noise phobias, what can ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 02, 2013
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